Chapter 2 of Wee Macgreegor Enlists is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Wee Macgreegor Enlists is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'But--but we're engaged.' 'That's news, but I doobt it's no official.' 'At least we're near engaged. Say we are, Christina.' 'This is most embarrassing, Mr. Robinson.'
Chapter 2 of Wee Macgreegor Enlists is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/91 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
From this reading “'This is most embarrassing, Mr. Robinson.'”
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading “'But--but we're engaged.'”
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “'At least we're near engaged.”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading “'At least we're near engaged.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “'That's news, but I doobt it's no official.'”
having official authority or sanction
From this reading “'That's news, but I doobt it's no official.'”
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading “'This is most embarrassing, Mr. Robinson.'”
express in words
From this reading “Say we are, Christina.'”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Say we are, Christina.'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'At least we're near engaged.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'But--but we're engaged.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Say we are, Christina.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'That's news, but I doobt it's no official.'
hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
From this reading 'This is most embarrassing, Mr. Robinson.'
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading 'But--but we're engaged.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'That's news, but I doobt it's no official.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'This is most embarrassing, Mr. Robinson.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'That's news, but I doobt it's no official.'
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading 'At least we're near engaged.
used to form the superlative
From this reading 'This is most embarrassing, Mr. Robinson.'
a form of address for a man
From this reading 'This is most embarrassing, Mr. Robinson.'
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading 'At least we're near engaged.
information about recent and important events
From this reading 'That's news, but I doobt it's no official.'
not any; not one
From this reading 'That's news, but I doobt it's no official.'
having official authority or sanction
From this reading 'That's news, but I doobt it's no official.'
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading 'This is most embarrassing, Mr. Robinson.'
express in words
From this reading Say we are, Christina.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'That's news, but I doobt it's no official.'
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'This is most embarrassing, Mr. Robinson.'
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Say we are, Christina.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'But--but we're engaged.'
Chapter 2 of Wee Macgreegor Enlists by J. J. (John Joy) Bell holds 459 sentences, grouped into 92 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 2 holds 459 sentences of Wee Macgreegor Enlists, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Wee Macgreegor Enlists by J. J. (John Joy) Bell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 459 sentences, grouped into 92 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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